John O’Loughlin Awarded NSF Grant for Research on Environmental Conditions and Societal Conflict

A new research grant from the National Science Foundation for â€œAnalyses of Relationships Between Changing Environmental Conditions and Societal Conflictâ€ was awarded to John Oâ€™Loughlin. Funding from September 2013-2017 of $999,994. This interdisciplinary research project will focus on widespread claims that environmental change will lead to more conflict by providing scientific evidence about environmental effects related to violence across Africa south of the Sahara. This project will advance basic understanding of complex social and environmental system interactions, and it will contribute to consideration of policies, programs, and other measures designed to address problems like poverty, social tensions, and environmental degradation. This project is supported through the NSF Interdisciplinary Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (IBSS) competition.